- Justin Timberlake's net worth has increased substantially since his NSYNC days
- The singer's Super Bowl LII halftime show will be his third after 2001 and 2004
- In his career, Justin Timberlake has won 10 Grammys, 4 Emmys and 3 Brit Awards
With a new album out in February, a North America Man of the Woods Tour and a Super Bowl LII halftime show performance coming up, Justin Timberlake is on track to have a huge 2018.
Earlier in the year, Timberlake released 'Filthy', the lead single off his Man of the Woods album. Coming in at number 9 on Billboard Hot 100, 'Filthy' marked the ex-NSYNC singer's 18th Top Ten hit.
The 'Senorita' singer is also one of the most popular people on social media with over 48 million followers on Instagram and 65.1 million Twitter followers.
With so much going on in Justin Timberlake's 2018, just what is his net worth right now?
Who is Justin Timberlake?
Born on January 31, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, Justin Randall Timberlake first came to public attention in the early 90s as a cast member in The All-New Mickey Mouse Club.
Justin Timberlake's net worth has increased to a nine figure sum since his time in NSYNC
On the show, Justin Timberlake was a Mouseketeer alongside his future girlfriend, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera (with whom he would later tour), the actors Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell, and future NSYNC bandmate JC Chasez.
In 1995, Timberlake was brought onboard NSYNC by the band's first manager, Lou Pearlman. The singer in turn recruited fellow Mouseketeer, JC Chasez.
After three years and European success, Timberlake and NSYNC made headway in the US market when they released their debut studio album, NSYNC, there.
What followed was a hugely successful period in which the boyband's second album, No Strings Attached, sold 2.4 million copies in its first week and they became internationally famous with performances at the Oscars, the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics.
After NSYNC broke up in 2002, Justin Timberlake release his first solo album, Justified, which peaked at Number 2 on Billboard 200.
In February 2004, Timberlake was embroiled in a Super Bowl controversy, later nicknamed 'Nipplegate', when he ripped off part of Janet Jackson's costume, exposing her bare breast on live TV. The incident was described as a 'wardrobe malfunction' and both performers later apologised.
Timberlake released his second solo album, FutureSexLoveSounds, in September 2006. The album debuted at Number 1 and sold just under 650,000 copies in its first week.
Around the same time, the singer started to focus more on acting, appearing in films such as Alpha Dog, Southland Tales, Shrek The Third and The Love Guru between 2006-2008.
He was later cast as Sean Parker, the founder of Napster, in David Fincher's 2010 Facebook film, The Social Network.
During this period, Timberlake didn't release a new album, instead collaborating on songs by artists such as Duran Duran, Lil Wayne, Rihanna and 50 Cent. He also was the second ever guest, after Robert De Niro, on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show.
Seven years after FutureSexLoveSounds, in 2013, Timberlake released The 20/20 Experience, his third studio album. It became the best-selling album of 2013.
In 2014, Timberlake performed the cold open of Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary, with Jimmy Fallon.
The singer was an executive producer the original music for the film Trolls, in which he played one of the leads alongside Anna Kendrick.
The film's lead single, 'Can't Stop The Feeling', which Timberlake performed, became the most downloaded song of 2016 in the US, beating the likes of Justin Bieber's 'Love Yourself' and Rihanna and Drake's 'Work'.
In 2017, Timberlake starred alongside Kate Winslet in Woody Allen's Wonder Wheel and headlined Rock in Rio.
In 2018, the singer will perform at Super Bowl LII halftime show, while his fifth studio album, Man of the Woods, will be released two days before.
The album's lead single, 'Filfthy' was released on January 5, 2018 and became Timberlake's 18th US Top 10 hit as a solo artist.
Justin Timberlake is married to the actress Jessica Biel and the couple has one son, Silas Randall Timberlake, born in April 2015.
What is Justin Timberlake's net worth?
Justin Timberlake's net worth has accumulated to $230 million (£163m), according to Celebrity Net Worth.
In 2015, Timberlake was the 19th highest-paid celebrity, according to Forbes.
How did Justin Timberlake make his money?
With NSYNC, Justin Timberlake was one-fifth of one of the most successful bands of all time, with all three of their albums being certified multi-platinum by RIAA, meaning they all sold millions of copies.
Timberlake's music career remained lucrative after going solo, with the 'SexyBack' singer being named the third highest-paid musician in 2014, with earnings for that year totalling $31.5 million (£22.3m).
Alongside his music, Timberlake also generated income from his movie appearances. Between the years 2010-2013, the singer appeared in eight films, more films than Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep, according to the Variety article.
Timberlake also has several business ventures that include a clothing brand, William Rast and audio technology company, AfterMaster, of which he is a co-owner.
He also has a tequila company that partnered with Beam-owned Sauza Liquors and relaunched as Sauza 901.
Justin Timberlake's fame also led to several high-profile company endorsements and ad campaigns. He was the face of Givenchy in the late aughts and early 2010s and was named as the Creative Director for Bud Light in 2013.
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